Everyone works in slightly different ways. I'd say stick with what works for you.

Personally, I normally start with some kind of backing or main melody, or just a chord sequence. Bass and percussion comes later.

here is what i do now (and most of the time it works): first, make your climax. make it semi-basic. good enough that it would sound ok without revision but you could add to it later. Then, start at the very begining of your song, and just compose till the climax. dont say "oh, ill do effects later," because then you will never find any good effects to match the song. I think its easier to know what you are building up to, you know? i hope that helped...maybe.

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Everyone works in slightly different ways. I'd say stick with what works for you.

Very true...I look for inspiration and think of a theme somtimes on what i am gonna make my song about...but sometimes I jus press keys and look for interesting sounds LOL

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After a few complex drum machines, I start working on the major synth melody, and from that I can develope the bass and additional complementary synths.

I start with a chord sequence. What I usually do is load up a fat pad and see what chord progression inspires me. Once I have this, it is like the Sun in the song's solar system, everything revolves around it.

Then I build a bass patch, spending sometimes a full day on it. I then make the kick and get it sitting with the bass. My goal here is to build a rock solid foundation on the low end.

The rest are just FX, and the lead usually comes quite easily.

Percussion is a bitch and from what I read around here, this sentiment is shared by many.

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I think its a good idea to sometimes start tracks from different places... take different angles, and you may find your stuff more varied, more creative, more original...

Of course, everyone has a set routine for working. I used to always start with the kick and then the bass, and then the percussion, but I've been trying different things out lately and am liking the way things are going.

burns, you making breaks? prog?